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'This Must Be Undone': Trump EPA Finalizes Anti-Science Rule to Limit Use of Public Health Research
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health and environmental science experts on Tuesday said the
EPA's newly-finalized rule limiting the research that can be used to
pass regulations must be reversed by the incoming Biden administration,
to end President Donald Trump's "coddling of polluting industries."
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New Study Reveals Flawed Predictions of Runaway Costs and Usage Under Medicare for All
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Analysts who've confidently projected a tsunami of healthcare use and
costs after Medicare for All are ignoring history."
'You Alone Have the Power to Temper Justice With Mercy': Trump Urged to Stop Execution of Lisa Montgomery
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Three attorneys representing Lisa Montgomery, who is set to be executed
by the federal government on January 12, released on Tuesday a petition
for her clemency after sending the document to President Donald Trump.
In 'Brutal Blow' to Wildlife and Gift to Big Oil, Trump Finalizes Rollback of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Just over two weeks before President Donald Trump is set to leave the
White House, his U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday finalized a
rollback of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
In Latest Colossal Lie, Trump Falsely Claims Pence Has Power to 'Reject' Electors
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
One legal scholar noted that "the only responsibility and power of the
vice president under the Constitution is to faithfully count the
electoral college votes as they have been cast."
Climate Campaigners to Biden: Your Solicitor General 'Should Not Be a Lawyer Who Fought for Big Oil'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"There's no lack for public interest and public service-experienced
litigators. We don't need to rotate between Republican Big Law and
Democratic Big Law."
Conservation Group to Sue Trump Officials and Agency Over Delayed Protections for 11 Species
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Center for Biological Diversity points out that Trump's presidency
"is coming to an end with the worst record protecting species of any
administration since the Endangered Species Act was passed."
'Devastating Effects' of CA Prop 22 Begin as Albertsons Stores Move to Replace Unionized Drivers With Gig Workers
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Albertsons was happy to reap public goodwill during the pandemic. But
once Prop 22 gave the company the option of replacing workers with
lower-paid contractors, they jumped at the opportunity."
Reintroduced 'For the People Act' Praised for Its Potential to Bring Sweeping Democracy Reforms
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"About damn time."
Iran Issues 'Red Notice' Demand for Interpol to Arrest Trump, 47 US Officials for Soleimani Assassination
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is very seriously following up on pursuing
and punishing those who ordered and executed this crime."
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Views...
Saying Goodbye to the Con-Man-in-Chief
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by Tom Engelhardt
Demining America after The Donald.
If Dems Want to Win GA, Biden Needs to Step Up on Immigration
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by Adelina Nicholls
We need to hear directly from the Democratic Party leader that Democrats
will take aggressive and immediate action to protect our communities.
Defeating McConnell: The Real Stakes of the Georgia Runoffs
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by Robert Reich
Mitch McConnell cares about only one thing: Power. He has
single-handedly turned the Senate into a failed institution that has
abandoned the American people for partisan gain.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: The Road There and the Road Ahead
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by Madelyn Hoffman, Ryan Swan
For those of us who have been part of the anti-nuclear movement, this
moment in history is one filled with possibilities.
Why Partisanship Will Increase in the Post-Trump Era
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by Mark Weisbrot
The powerful minority in the Republican Party will keep blocking the
economic policies that the majority of voters wants.
Take a Stand Against Gun Violence Terrorizing Our Streets
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by Jesse Jackson
We are killing one another in larger numbers in the midst of the
national pandemic.
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Newswire...
Health Affairs Study Finds Previous Projections of Costs Under Single-Payer/Medicare for All Ignore Evidence That the Finite Supply of Beds, Nurses, and Physicians Will Prevent a Surge in Health Care Use and Costs
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Trump and His Allies Cannot Ignore the Will of the American People
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ASBC members Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerrys, Patagonia and More Strongly Urge All Members of Congress to Defend Democracy and Certify Election Results
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The Patriotic Millionaires On HR1 Re-introduction: "Electoral Reform Is Desperately Needed"
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Another Last-Minute Poison Pill: Trump Administration Kneecaps EPA’s Use of Sound Science To Protect Public Health
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